Electronic Waste Essay

Nowadays, electronic goods become popular and important in our society. To serve the consumers, the productions of electronic goods dramatically increase. The world produces over 40 million tons of electronic goods per year, such as, phones, televisions, computers, laptops. There is a large amount of electronic wastes (e-wastes) go to the landfill every year (Honorine, 2010). Therefore, at this moment, electronic wastes become a serious problem in the world. They are a global issue, especially, in developed countries. Electronic wastes affect the economic, the environment and the political. First of all, the status of e-waste will be analyzed and discuss. Next, e-wastes influence the economy and the political. Third, e-wastes affect the environment

In America, human throws 100 millions phones every year. According to the EPA report, over 112,000 are rejected per day in USA. Moreover, there are 20 millions televisions go to the trash every year. However, there are only 13% of e-wastes can be recycled in the right way (Levin, n.d.). In addition, in 2014, the electronic wastes were higher than ever. There was 41.8 million tons of e-waste in 2014, such as, televisions, washing machines, vacuum and other electrical goods. The electronic wastes have increased 39.8 million from 2013 to 2014. According to the worldwide report, the e-wastes in last year were equal to 14,300 miles long when 1.15 million heavy trucks made a line (McCarthy, 2015). Thus, e-wastes are the important issue in the

E-wastes are including many dangerous chemicals, such as, cadmium, beryllium, and mercury. Therefore, when we disposal the e-waste in the wrong way, these toxics have a high risk of air pollution, soil contamination and absorb into the water. For instance, in Guiyu villages (China), has the highest dioxin in the world, which can cause cancer. In the villages, seven out of ten children have a numerous lead in their body because of the water is polluted (Levin, 2010). Furthermore, according to Lincoln University (New Zealand), these toxic from e-waste can come through the “soil-crop-food-pathway”. These toxics are not able to disintegrate, they exist in the environment for the long time and the risk of exposure will be increased (McAllister, n.d.). Moreover, in several countries, to provide the family income; some people need to work with the e-waste every day (Honorine, 2010). Thus, e-wastes are not only the economical problem. They are also affect the environment and human